Month: August 2019

The city of Bend has selected Bend Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Todd Riley as Bend’s next fire chief. Riley will serve as Bend’s sixth…

(Update: Adding DHS response, info on ‘container dumping’) A La Pine grocery store worker captured on video something he said he sees…

(Update: Adding victim’s name) A Eugene man spotted by an Oregon State Police trooper driving recklessly near Santiam Pass Monday afternoon ran…

Samantha Henry of Redmond and Will Lucas of Bend have been detained in Malaysia for the past eight days. As Samantha’s very relieved father,…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — More elk are being killed by cougars than by wolves in Idaho, a study by the state Department of Fish and Game has found. The…

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A proposed consent decree filed in court says a historic luxury hotel in Astoria and a private estate would pay nearly $1…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Public health officials are warning residents to be careful after a person was bitten by a rabid bat in southeast of Salem in…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… We are looking ahead to another hot day with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, and a slight chance…

A tree struck by lightning in Sunday’s thunderstorms apparently sparked a “holdover” fire tackled by fire crews north of Deschutes…

(Update: Adding details) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a…

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will be increasing use restrictions to reduce human-caused wildfires, effective at…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Gus Malzahn isn’t ruling out Anthony Schwartz playing in the opener against Oregon after the wide receiver…

(Update: DA identifies man who was shot, killed) GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was shot and killed by police Tuesday at…

It might not have been a super-hot July in Bend — except in the home-sales market, where yet another record median sales price was reached:…

Kent Couch said he was working outside on a small addition to his home just east of Bend on Monday evening when a man approached and shouted to ask…

The Oregon Department of Transportation on Tuesday launched “Keep Oregon Connected,” a campaign to educate Oregonians about…

The Milepost 97 Fire in southwest Oregon is holding at 13,119 acres and is now 65 percent contained, a 10 percent increase in the last 24 hours, the…

Good evening Central Oregon! Another hot day for us with temperatures in the 80s to 90s once again. This evening we are looking at relatively calm…

(Update: Adding details about number of inmates in Crook, Jefferson counties, capacity) It was an unusual venture outside for nearly 20 Crook County…

The Education Foundation for Bend–La Pine Schools received a generous $3,000 donation from D.A. Davidson & Co. for its Latinx Scholarship…